Obama Signs Unprecedented Anti-Smoking Bill into Law

(LifeScript Health News) President Barack Obama signed the nation’s toughest anti-smoking law yet. The Food and Drug Administration will be given record authority to regulate what goes into cigarettes and limit advertising geared toward youngsters.” The law bans candy-flavored cigarettes aimed at young people and the use of labels like “light” and “low tar” and requires graphic anti-smoking photos to be printed on cigarette packs.

Obama attracted a media frenzy last year when he admitted he’d “fallen off the wagon” and had an undisclosed number of cigarettes on the campaign trail. Almost 90% of people who smoke started before they were 18, as he did, he said in a press conference.

“I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it’s been with you for a long time,” said Obama, who smoked an average five cigarettes a day on and off throughout his life.